Quote Originally Posted by sanguinekane
So would you rather we just stopped space exploration because the shuttle spews out some pollution? Believe me, the amount of driving the average american does over the course of a year in their gas guzzling SUVputs out jusy as much pollution as the shuttle. There are plenty of better reasons to get rid of the shuttle (its a deth trap for one), but pollution isn't one of them.

As for godspeed, its the same as saying good luck. Just because we have a seperationof church and state (supposedly, certain adminisatrations seem to think otherwise), doesn't mean someone working for the gov't cannot say "godspeed", "god bless" etc.

I'd rather have a boring launch than an "exciting" one were people are killed.
Agreed. If you want to complain about pollution, complain about all the suburbans, denalis, escalades driving around spewing smog and drinking all the gasoline up. Most these these morons buy these vehicles for a statement rather then really needing a bigger vehicle.